Smain Mamouni raised to 180,000 from the small blind and Anas Belatik defended the big blind.
After the flop, Mamouni bet for 210,000 and belatik called.
The appeared on the turn and Mamouni checked. Belatik bet 1.9 million, covering the remaining effective stack of 865,000 and Mamouni eventually called.
Smain Mamouni:
Anas Belatik:
The blank on the river let Mamouni double, while Belatik took another hit to his stack.
Daniel C further built his lead after defending the against an open-raise to 135,000 by Smain Mamouni holding . The duo checked an ace-high flop before Daniel C check-called a bet worth 110,000.
The on the river paired the board and brought a fourth diamond to go check-check, sending the pot to the Spaniard.
After defending with against a raise by Daniel C, Pablo R checked the flop of and called a small continuation bet for 110,00. On the turn, Pablo R made it 310,000 to go and was called before firing the river for 900,000.
Daniel C took a long time before indeed calling with the jacks and claimed the chip lead.
Daniel C raised to 125,000 with the and Anas Belatik defended the in the big blind. The flop of brought a check by Belatik, a bet of 90,000 by Daniel C and a call.
On the turn, Belatik checked and Daniel C fired a second barrel for 145,000. Belatik check-raised to 380,000 with his draw and that got the job done.
From under the gun, Anas Belatik raised to 120,000 and Smain Mamouni moved all in for 800,000 out of the big blind. Belatik called and the cards were turned over.
Smain Mamouni:
Anas Belatik:
The board ran out and Mamouni rivered a flush to remain in contention.
Smain Mamouni raised to 120,000 with the and Anas Belatik called from one seat over with . Daniel C was in the small blind and also called with .
On the three-way flop of , the action checked to preflop aggressor Mamouni and he continued for 160,000. Daniel C called, while Belatik folded.
The turn brought another check by the Spaniard and Mamouni made it 340,000 to go, picking up a reluctant call. After the river, Daniel C improved to a straight and checked with his stack of 790,000.
Mamouni moved all in after some consideration and Daniel C called to ensure a vital double up.
Anas Belatik raised with the from under the gun and picked up calls by Daniel C on the button with the and Smain Mamouni in the big blind with the . On the flop of , action checked to Daniel C and he bet 90,000, which forced out Mamouni and picked up a call by Belatik.
The turn brought a check by Belatik and a bet of 165,000 by Daniel C. Ultimately that was enough to win the pot and the Spaniard raked in an urgently needed boost to his stack.
Pablo R raised with the and Anthony Cruz called with the on the button. Both checked the flop and the on the turn saw a bet of 75,000 by Pablo R. Cruz quickly raised to 175,000 and Pablo R called.
The river was checked and Cruz asked "you have queens?" which was indeed the case.
Smain Mamouni raised to 120,000 with the and Pablo R called with the . Both checked the before the fell on the turn. Mamouni bet 115,000 and Pablo R called.
Both then checked the river and Mamouni won the pot with the better kicker. Besides that, the action has somewhat slowed down during this level, but this may be the calm before the storm.
In a limped battle of the blinds, Smain Mamouni had the and Anas Belatik the . On the flop, Mamouni bet 60,000 and Belatik called before the on the turn was checked.
After the river, Mamouni led for 125,000 and Belatik reluctantly called to claim the pot, boosting his stack above five million.